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- A. H. HANEY.

COMBINED COSTUMER AND WARDROBE.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 15 191 9.

, Patented Dec. 21919..

* le se A- JAM H. HA1\TEY, or

in same PT CHILLICOTHE, 0310. M

GOMBINEDCQSTUMEB. AND WARDROBE. 7

f To all whom it may concern citizen of the United States, residing at'.Ghillicothe, in the county ofRoss and. State ofoOhio, have inventedcertain new and use- .ful Improvements in Combined Costumers Be it knownthat I, ADAMII. Hi i, a

.. and Wardrobes, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the ac- V companying drawings.

I This invention relates to a'combined costumer and wardrobe, and theaim ofthe invention is the provision of a device of this kind forreceiving various articles of wear- 7 ing apparel, such as hats, coats,pants, shoes and the like, as well as laundry.

The invention further aims to provide a combined-costumer and wardrobe,so constructed as. toprovide a, compartment f for hats, a compartmentfonclothing and shoes,

the latter compartmentalso having means on which laundry, that is, maybe suspended.

More specifically, the invention aims to soiled clothes,

.jproVide-a costumer pedestal or upright provided withsupporting legs, asuper-imposed Y shoe shelf, a hat shelf in super-imposed rela- .bion tothejshoe shelf, and considerably Qspaced therefrom, to provide aclothing com- -..partment, and hooks on the. pedestal in. the

clothing compartment, and atop member spaced above the hat shelf,whereby a'cur- .tain may be suspended therefromv in surrounding relationto the various shelves, 1n

5 order to provide clothing and hat compartments.

, Also more specifically the invention aims to provide improved meansfor fastening the supporting legs and the shoe shelf to the pedestal orupright, and also means (substantially similar to the first means) forfas- V .tening the hat shelf, the hooks, and the top member. .to thepedestal.

;.,holding the upper edge portion of the cur-- .tain to a beveledmarginal flange on. the

formed. It is obvious that this The invention further aims/to providemeans forsuspendinga curtain from the top:

piece, that is by means of a draw string for Specification of LettersPatent. 7.. Application. filedMarc-h 15,-.

claimed.

than theslotB. The purpose 1 Patented-Dec. 2,1919. 1819." semi no.2222;770. i 1 erable, it isiobviousthatas a result offa re:

.duction of the invention to a more practical form for commercialpurposes, the invention maybe susceptible to. changes, and the righttothesechanges is claimed, provided they are comprehendedw-ithin thescope of what s claimed.

Theinvention comprises further features and combination of parts, aswill be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and the drawings:Figure 11s a view in perspectiveof the improved combination customer andwardrobe constructed in accordance with the invention. F g. 2 IS avertical sectional view through the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the construction util zed whereby acustomer is formed, that is without the suspended cur- "tain. i I

Fige is an enlarged detail view showing the connections of the hat shelfand hooks with. the pedestal or upright.

ig. 5,isa detail view showing the connections between the shoe shelf andthe legs to the bottom of the standard or upright.

Fig. 6 is a detailzsectional view oflthejtop piece and the, upper. partof" the standard showing the connection of the. curtain to the .toppiece.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the upper portion of the uprightor standard 1, showing the members Hand 15 inserted in theslots 10 and11 and the top piece and the member 12 eliminated.

* Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates an uprightorstandard. .The'

lower portion, of this standard is provided with elongated slots 2 and3, which extend at right, angles to each other.

served that the slot 2 is of greater length of this will be obvious fromthe disclosure to hereinafter follow. The'lower end of thestandard orupright is designed to engage the floor. surface, when thestandardorupright is in upright position. Suitable supporting legs 4 areprovided. .Theselegs are of arched construction and are arranged atright angles to one another. Furthermore, the. legs intersect. Inorderthat the legs may intersect and be connected to each other, thelegs are provided with notches 5 and 6. One ofthe arched supporting legsis firstinserted in It is to be ob tion to each other and relatively tothe upright or standard. A suitable wedge 7 is in- 'serted through theupper part of the slot 2.

However, before inserting or fixing either of the legs in the slots, ashoe shelf 8, which may be any suitable width, is provided.

' This shoe shelf 8 is provided with a central opening 9, through whichthe upright or standard passes. The wedge 7 is then inserted, andbyimpartmg several hammer blowsto the wedge, the shelf and the legs maytighten securely in'the slots, sufficiently to render them rigidrelatively to the stand-.

ard or upright, and in such wiseas to firmly balance the upright orstandard. The upper part of the standard is supplied with elongatedslots 10 and 11. These slots are in staggered relations, in other words,one offset above the other, and are at right angles,

the slot 10 islonger than the slot 11. A hat I shelf 12 is provided witha central opening 13, through which the upper part of the standard orupright passes.

Members 14 and 15 are inserted in the slots 10 and 11, the

member 14 passing through the slot 10, and

p the member 15 through the slot 11. These members are provided withnotches 16 and 17 extending at right angles to each other. These notchescoeperate with each other, and with the body of the members 14 and 15,whereby a joint between the members may be formed. In other words, themember 15 spective notches of the members 14. and 15 are then inregistration with theirrespective slots 10 and 11, so that the notches16 and '17 mavcooperate with each other and with the bodies of themembers, whereby they'may be interlocked. :Thehat shelf is then arrangedin super-imposed relation to the members 14 and 15, the upright Orstandard being passed through its opening 13. The members 14 and 15 areprovided with hooks 18, on which various articles of wearing apparel maybe suspended, or upon which coat or pants hangersor thelike may besuspended. A filler or spacing member 19 is then fitted over thestandard in a super-imposedrelation to the hat shelf, and after whichthe upper part of the standard or upright is inserted through an opening20 in the top piece 21. This top piece 21 is dis- 2, whereby its notchmay the curtain isv dispensed with entirely,

posed in contact with the spacing member or filler 19. A. wedge 22 isthen inserted through the slot 10, and by several successive hammerblows, this wedge is driven in place, forcing the various parts 14,15,12,19 and 21 securely together, thereby producing a structure ofsufiicient rigidity, as to enable wearing apparel to be hung upon thehooks and hats or the like to be disposed upon the shelf 12, whereby acurtain may be suspended from the top piece 21.

Several cleats 23 are secured by the screws 24 to the under face of thetop piece, so as to provide a rectangular shaped depending rib. Thesecleats are beveled on their outer edge portions, as shown at 25. Bybeveling the outer edges at an acute angle to the underface of the toppiece, it is to be observed that a groove is afforded for the upper edgeportion of a suspendedcurtain 26. The portion of the curtain thatengages this groove is hemmed to provide a passage in the hem for thereception of a drawstring" 27, whereby I the hemmed upper edge portionof the curtain may be drawn securely into the groove formed by thebevel. It is obvious that this curtain is full, consequently it iscapable of being shirred. The curtain is made up of several sections, sothat the curtain may be parted at different locations, whereby accessmay be had to the wearing apparel suspended or hung upon the. costumer,or whereby access may be'had to the interior of the wardrobe. It isobvious that if desired the curtain maybe entirely dispensed with, and!the remaining structure utilized as a costumer, per 86. Also if desired,when the hat shelf in th top piece and the shoe shelf may be eliminated.In this case, however,

' the wedges are constructed of greater width,

so as to take upfthe amount of space that was consumed, when such partswere used. Also when constructingthe costumer'in this manner, thespacing member 19 is, of course, not employed. One face of the curtainat any suitable'location is provided with one which laundry or soiledarticles may be suspended.

The top shelf is provided on its under face with depending hooks 39, onwhich the articles of wearing apparel or wearing apparel hangers maybesuspended.

In Fig. 7. theslot 11 is of sufficient length to permit of the insertionof the lower member15, so that afterward'the wedge 15 may be inserted.It is obvious that the upright or standard 1 may be constructed as shownin Fig. so as to eliminate the use of the .or more pockets 28ffor thereception of shelf 12 and the top piece 21, while the lower end of thestandard may be equipped as shown in Fig. 3.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis:

1. In a combined costumer and wardrobe, the combination with an uprightor standard having its upper and lower ends provided with right anglepositioned elongated slots, said slots being oifset slightly one abovethe other, of members having interengaging connections arranged in theslots of the upper end of the standard, intersect ing and interengaginglegs arranged in the slots at the lower end of the standard, the

upper members having hooks, and meansv for wed 'in said members and thele s V closely in fitting engagement in their respective slots, a

shoe shelf mounted on the standard or upright interposed between thewedging means and the legs, a hat shelf in superimposed relation and incontact with one of the members at the top of the stand ard, a. toppiece fitted on the standard below the wedging means, and a spacingelement interposed between the top piece and the hat shelf. a

2. In a combination costumer and wardrobe, the combination with anupright, of supporting legs therefor, a shoe shelf supported on thestandard above and in contact with the legs, the upper end of thestandard having elongated intersectingslots at right angles to eachother, members engaging said slots at right angles to each hat shelffitted on the standard 3. In a combined costumer and wardrobe,

the combination with astandard having supporting legs at its lower endand its upper end provided with intersecting vertical openings at rightangles to each other, of detachably connected hook carrying membersdetachably engaging the right angle openings, a hat shelf engaging theuppermost of the hook carrying members, and through which the standardpasses, a top piece engaging on the upper end of the standard, a sleevefitted on the standard between the top piece and the hat shelf forspacing the shelf and the top piece, and a wedge passing transverselythrough the upper end of the standard beyond the top piece, therebywedging the aforesaid elements of construction close together.

Intest1mony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of twowltnesses.

ADAM H. HANEY.

